“Give Us A Drink Of Water” is a slip jig which I learned through various sessions. I associate this tune with James Devitt, fiddle player from Kilfenora.
X:1
T:Give Us A Drink Of Water
R:Slip Jig
M:9/8
L:1/8
K:G
GBd gdc BAG|BdB cAG A2D|GBd gdc BAG|BdB cAF G2D|
GBd gdc BAG|BdB cAG A2D|GBd gdc BAG|BdB cAF GBd||
gfg efg fed|~g3 efg a2f|g2g bag fed|efg agf g2d|
g2g efg fed|~g3 efg a2c’|bag agf ged|efg agf gdB||
I learned “The Further, The Deeper” from the beautiful recording “… Born For Sport” by Paul O’Shaugnessy & Harry Bradley. It was also recorded by Edel Fox and Neil Byrne under the name “Drive The Cows Home”.
“The Ivy Leaf” is a reel I learned through various sessions, but I associate it my friend Tom Delany in particular, as well as accordion player Seán Vaughan. Micho Russell recorded a version of this tune also.
“Tommy Peoples’” is one of the first reels I ever learned. It is associated with the great fiddle player and composer Tommy Peoples, even though he didn’t actually write this particular tune. I also associate this tune with the playing of Kevin Crawford, who recorded is as the opening tune of his amazing album “In Good Company”.
